Friday, June 15, 2012

Volunteer Grants 2012

Attention all volunteers - whether you’re running a radio station or a soccer
team, protecting local bushlands, mentoring, advocating, organising, giving
advice, reading to children, managing people, or building websites… there’s good
news! Applications Volunteer Grants 2012 are open, with $16 million available
to not-for-profit organisations across the country.

If your organisation is eligible, you can apply for funding between $1,000
and $5,000 to help support your volunteers. The grants can be used to purchase
small equipment items, for training courses and for those all-important
background screening checks. There are also funds available to contribute to the
reimbursement of volunteers’ fuel costs incurred while carrying out their
volunteering work and transport costs for volunteers with disability who are
unable to drive.

Applications will close on Wednesday 25 July 2012. The Volunteer Grants
2012 application form and guidelines are available here. It is recommended that you read the
guidelines before applying to make sure your organisation and the requested
items are eligible for funding.The guidelines have all the information and
instructions you need on how to complete the application form.

So go for it! This is a valuable opportunity for you to support your
volunteers and help us to help each other, create a sense of belonging and build
stronger local communities.